U18 World League

San Siro
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Roger Malmberg started the match with the kick off. Roger Malmbergs short, quick shot in the 8thth minute got Bernabe Osoro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Rossoneri XI's Knut Bergdal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arsenio Locaio in the 13th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Rossoneri XI's goal looked a bit too open when Primitivo Ignazio came free, but Knut Bergdal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bernabe Osoro was out of position in the 23 minute of play, and Roger Malmberg capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Roger Malmberg really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Rossoneri XI's zone, Celso Raitin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Knut Bergdal came out of the goal and Celso Raitin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arsenio Locaio scored 1-2 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Knut Bergdal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of QUASAR AZULGRANA booed when Rossoneri XI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patric Sjögren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Celso Raitin's late challenge caught a Rossoneri XI's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Celso Raitin helped the player get up and apologised. 45 minutes into the game, Arsenio Locaio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Knut Bergdal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 48 minutes into the match, Roger Malmberg dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Bernabe Osoro, 2-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Primitivo Ignazio was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Rossoneri XI's zone, Arsenio Locaio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Knut Bergdal came out of the goal and Arsenio Locaio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee gave QUASAR AZULGRANA a penalty, 61 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ezequiel Mambru, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Rossoneri XI's Knut Bergdal. 2-4. Leonardo Telo kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. QUASAR AZULGRANA's Bernabe Osoro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roger Malmberg in the 65th minute of play. Emilio Beat hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Bernabe Osoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rickard Lang in the 71st minute of the match. After having played for 73 minutes, Celso Raitin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. QUASAR AZULGRANA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Celso Raitin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Celso Raitin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Knut Bergdal made a huge save. Primitivo Ignazio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Knut Bergdal having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vidar Eliasson in the 80th minute of play forced QUASAR AZULGRANA's goalkeeper Bernabe Osoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Knut Bergdal was a little too slow when Celso Raitin got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 82nd minute. The score was now 2-5. In the 87th minute, Celso Raitin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 88 played minutes Rossoneri XI got a freekick which was hit by Stefan Askstedt. Primitivo Ignazio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Billy Dalgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 98th minute Vidar Eliasson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernabe Osoro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernabe Osoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vidar Eliasson in the 102nd minute of play. Bernabe Osoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vidar Eliasson in the 102nd minute of the match. When the final whistle sounded QUASAR AZULGRANA left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Rossoneri XI.